Cintas Corporation Profit Rises In Q4, Beats estimates

(RTTNews) - Cintas Corporation (CTAS) revealed earnings for its fourth quarter that increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's bottom line came in at $346.201 million, or $3.33 per share. This compares with $294.461 million, or $2.81 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $3.19 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 10.1% to $2.284 billion from $2.074 billion last year.

Cintas Corporation earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings (Q4): $346.201 Mln. vs. $294.461 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q4): $3.33 vs. $2.81 last year. -Analyst Estimate: $3.19 -Revenue (Q4): $2.284 Bln vs. $2.074 Bln last year.